Given a Used Above Ground Pool

by Sarah South
(Spring Lake, NC USA)

Some friends recently gave us what looks like a pretty good above ground pool, which had been given to them. LOL. So, no instructions and, because it's broken down, I can't seem to find a name or manufacturer.

It came with a big blue ball sand filter -- don't know if that means a thing. But, is there any place I should look to see if I can find a serial number or some other clue?

I don't even know the dimensions and my friend who gave it to us is deployed. I need a new liner and want to get it up and running for our kids this summer.



Hi Sarah. If I could see pictures of it I could probably tell you what it was.

Finding the size is pretty easy. You would lay out all the bottom rails and connect them together. You then need to use a center point and make the circle completely round. It your radius winds up being nine foot even then you have an eighteen foot pool.

These two pages may be of help also.

Above Ground Pool Directions


Above Ground Swimming Pool Installation

You could read through my pages and probably find more than enough information to install the pool without any further instructions. Just remember, make the pool perfectly round and perfectly level.

Starting with a pile of pool parts is anything but easy. But with enough information I could walk you through anything. Counting the parts is an important start, see what you have and what you might be missing. If you have 14 uprights, 14 top rails, but only 13 top rail plates, you have a missing part.